"This is the way that I get around," he said. "This is my transportation -- for me to get up and go to the bathroom or take a shower or get something to eat."

Braithwaite was left paralyzed from the waist down after being shot at the age of 17. He lives on his own and has been using a basketball wheelchair the last several days.

"This chair is not intended to be used for what I'm doing every day," he said. "It doesn't have any brakes. It doesn't (have) the support that I need. I'm kinda confined to being in the house unless I have someone to help me and come along with me."

Braithwaite played with the Miami Heat's wheelchair basketball program.

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